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Where Were the Planets on August 31, 2013?

Quick Answer

On August 31, 2013, the Sun was in Virgo (8°14' at noon UTC), the Moon was in Cancer all day (UTC), and the Moon phase was Waning Crescent (22% illuminated). Uranus, Neptune and Pluto were retrograde.

Planetary Positions at Noon UTC

Signs and degrees at 12:00 UTC on August 31, 2013. The Moon moves about 13 degrees a day, from 6°08' Cancer at midnight UTC to 18°00' Cancer at the end of the day.

Planetary positions on August 31, 2013
Body	Position	Motion	In Sign Since	Next Sign Change
Sun	8°14'41" Virgo	Direct	Aug 22, 2013	Sep 22, 2013 into Libra
Moon	12°04'18" Cancer	Direct	Aug 30, 2013	Sep 2, 2013 into Leo
Mercury	14°31'45" Virgo	Direct	Aug 23, 2013	Sep 9, 2013 into Libra
Venus	17°28'54" Libra	Direct	Aug 16, 2013	Sep 11, 2013 into Scorpio
Mars	2°10'57" Leo	Direct	Aug 28, 2013	Oct 15, 2013 into Virgo
Jupiter	13°54'46" Cancer	Direct	Jun 26, 2013	Jul 16, 2014 into Leo
Saturn	7°06'30" Scorpio	Direct	Oct 5, 2012	Dec 23, 2014 into Sagittarius
Uranus	11°46'00" Aries	Retrograde	Mar 12, 2011	May 15, 2018 into Taurus
Neptune	3°50'55" Pisces	Retrograde	Feb 3, 2012	Mar 30, 2025 into Aries
Pluto	9°05'25" Capricorn	Retrograde	Nov 27, 2008	Mar 23, 2023 into Aquarius
North Node	10°45'08" Scorpio	Direct	Sep 2, 2012	Mar 22, 2014 into Libra

Sky Events on August 31, 2013

The Moon phase is Waning Crescent, 22% illuminated at noon UTC.

Date	Event	Detail
Aug 31, 03:10 UTC	Mercury sextile Jupiter	Exact sextile

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